Short films

A Small World in Your Hands

In a dim prison cell, a small round robot lies before me. It seems to be trying to tell me something. The moment I pick it up, a vivid red flash bursts out. When I come to, a hole has been blown through the wall, and I begin to move toward escape.

Takuto Ito & Ryusei Yamada / 0:02:52 / Japan / Animation / 2026

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HATSUKOI ― A bittersweet poem of love

Every line of dialogue is drawn directly from Toson Shimazaki’s masterpiece, "First Love." In a café thick with tension, a woman confronts the death of her hopes. To crystallize her devotion, she sets a desperate plan in motion. This film exposes the fragility of relying on mere words we use to reach one another.

Mayuna Imazato / 0:03:47 / Japan / Drama / 2025

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Garden of AI

Overwhelmed by his own love for his girlfriend Saki, Ren sees their relationship come to an end on Christmas.
In despair, he begins to recreate Saki through an AI chat to fill the emptiness inside him. As he sinks deeper into conversations on the screen, Ren is forced to choose between illusion and reality.

Yuto Fukuda / 0:04:59 / Japan / Sci-Fi / 2026

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Reimagined: The Tale of Tamamizu

Amidst cherry blossoms, a fox fell in love with a princess. His fellow foxes warned him, "The princess's parent is the one who killed your mother!" However, the elder fox handed over his orb. The orb possessed a mysterious power; when swallowed, it transformed into a human woman.

Kuroda Takako / 0:02:42 / Japan / Fantasy / 2025

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Pupille

This story depicts the process of emotional growth. The eyeball character, Pupille, lacked self-confidence and withdrew into a shell. However, a certain event prompts Pupille to decide to live life authentically. At that moment, Tatameer, a purple entity who had always been by Pupille's side, is revealed to be Pupille's positive heart and alter ego .

Rouna Nishihata / 0:04:00 / Japan / Animation / 2025

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Not reaching

A restless person repeatedly tries to enter a circle of conversation. Struggling with an inner barrier, they can only watch from the sidelines. Even when they take a step forward, the door remains closed.

Ren Kanamori / 0:04:30 / Japan / Animation / 2025

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Balloon

On a crowded train, worn down by daily life, the protagonist catches sight of a balloon outside the window and is drawn back to a childhood memory of one given by their older sister. As the line between past and present blurs, the feelings left in their heart begin to change.

Suzuko Aoki / 0:04:49 / Japan / Fantasy / 2025

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Double Fantasy

"She" is pointing a gun from the passenger seat of the police car toward the driver’s seat.
"He" is sitting in the driver’s seat of a stolen car after escaping the hospital.
As the clock strikes midnight, she fires the gun, and he speeds off. The two head toward their meeting place…

Tazu Ishikawa / 0:04:15 / Japan / Drama / 2025

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These films may include sexual and/or violent content.

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Backstitch

On a quiet afternoon, a group of idle men are confronted by identical versions of themselves and a mysterious button that appears out of nowhere. Acting on impulse, they press it, triggering a series of unforeseen events. A mockumentary that stitches together the aftermath of a single press.

Yugo Takada / 0:04:52 / Japan / Sci-Fi / 2026

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Not a Bad Sound

With a stethoscope in hand, a man listens closely to the sounds of the city.
Amid the noise, he begins to notice moments of unexpected beauty.
These small discoveries gradually lead him back to himself.

Koki Nakamura / 0:03:50 / Japan / Drama / 2025

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